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These small government Conservatives just don't get it. Face the facts, we're a huge nation, we have the globe's reserve currency, we have the world's biggest military (which has been used three times in the last 20 years by Conservative administrations at the urging of Conservative pundits - the same Conservative pundits continue to saber rattle agasint Iran). To sit there and say "Well, I want a small government" is just fantasy. Not going to happen. You're cherry-picking facts and then closing your eyes in tight and running around in little circles shouting "I can't hear you! Small taxes! Small Government!! La La La!"
Instead of dealing with the facts as they are and saying "Well, look, our principles reflect a belief in smaller, EFFECTIVE government within the current context, and we seek to do things to that end" they just want to click they're Ruby slippers together and go back to Mythical Small Town USA. Not going to happen.
It's like physics. You know, they're are aerodynamics and engineering for sub-sonic speed aircraft, and for those that fly at supersonic speeds. Both are true, but you try applying the physics toolset for sub-sonics on a supersonic plane and it will crash, and spectacularly.
If you roll back history to say, 1850 or maybe 1910 you can try out all these small government shit you want, but you know what? The Great Depression happened. World War II happened. Vietnam happened. The 70's Oil Shock happened. 9/11 Happened. the Iraq War II happened. All this shit fundamentally changed this country for arguably better or worse. But you can't just spout shit like "I ask nothing from my government with exception to keeping our country safe." and expect that to make sense contextually.
Safe? Safe from what? Safe for who? Where does that begin? Where does that stop? Huh?
Right now, the United States was the economic engine driving the entire planet. It has crashed. The entire planet is going through incredible economic pain, the political fallout is about to come down the pike. You're going to see massive social unrest across the planet, and I gaurantee that none of it will help make America "safe". And the conservatives Idea? "Cut taxes!" Ok, what else do you have in your idea bag there? "Make government smaller!" OK, great. How does that address the issue of global system of private enterprise and capital falling flat on it's face? That might be great suggestion in 1850 America, but doesn't map the reality of 2009.
Oh right. let's call Obama the Messiah, that'll help things out.